Awards and Accreditation
UNC Health Pardee has been honored with a number of awards, recognitions and accreditations for patient safety, service, quality, and value. Our most recent accolades include:
General Accolades
Healthgrades
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals (2022-2024)
Becker's Review
- 100 Great Community Hospitals (2023, 2024)
Newsweek
- America's Best In-State Hospitals - NC (2025)
Business North Carolina Magazine
Nerd Wallet
- Top 10 Most Affordable Hospitals in NC
Hendersonville Times News
- Best of Blue Ridge Best Hospital/Medical Center (2017-2024)
- Best of Blue Ridge Best Emergency Department (2017-2024)
- Best of Blue Ridge Best Physical Therapy Clinic (2023-2024)
- Best of Blue Ridge Best Place to Work (2022-2024)
- Best of Blue Ridge Best Employee Recognition Program (2023-2024)
- Best of Blue Ridge Best Overall Leadership (2023)
Asheville Radio Group
- Best of Asheville Best Hospital (2021-2024)
Quality & Patient Experience
DNV
- DNV ISO 9001 accreditation - a Medicare-approved hospital program that integrates the ISO 9001 quality management system with the Medicare hospital standards
Healthgrades
- Outstanding Patient Experience (2024)
Leapfrog
- Hospital Safety Score "A" (Fall 2024)
Cardiovascular & Stroke
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
American College of Cardiology
- Accredited Chest Pain Center
- NCDR Chest Pain MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2019, 2022
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award (2019-2024)
Healthgrades
- #1 Stroke Care in State - North Carolina (2023-2024)
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™️ (2021-2024)
- Stroke Care Excellence Award™ (2020-2025)
- Named among the top 5% in the nation for treatment of Stroke (2021-2024)
- Five-star recipient for treatment of Stroke (2016-2025)
- Five-star recipient for treatment of Heart Attack (2020-2025)
- Five-star recipient for treatment of Heart Failure (2023-2025)
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
- IAC Accredited in Echocardiography (2020)
ICAEL
- Accreditation for Echo (2023-2026)
STEMI Designation
- 24/7 STEMI designation (designated by NC EMS Medical Director)
- PCI-Receiving hospital
Musculoskeletal / Orthopedics
Blue Cross Blue Shield*
- Blue Distinction Center+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries (2019)
DNV
- Advanced Hip & Knee Replacement Certification
Healthgrades
- Five-star recipient for Spinal Fusion Surgery (2022-2025)
Oncology
Commission on Cancer
- Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation
American Society for Radiation Oncology Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx)
- Radiation Oncology Accredited Facility
FDA
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for meeting Institutional Review Board research standards
Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- MBSAQIP accreditation (Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program)[RC1]
Blue Cross Blue Shield*
- Blue Distinction Center+ Designation for Quality and Cost-Efficiency Bariatric Surgery (2022)
Healthgrades
- Five-star recipient for Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries (2023-2024)
- Five-star recipient for treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleed (2022-2025)
Primary Care
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
- National Health Service Corps Site (HRSA)
Critical Care
Healthgrades
- #2 Critical Care in State - North Carolina (2024-2025)
- Named among the top 5% in the nation for Critical Care (2024)
- Critical Care Excellence Award™ (2024)
- Five-star recipient for treatment of Sepsis (2012-2025)
Pulmonary & Sleep
Healthgrades
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care™️ (2022-2023)
- Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™ (2021-2024)
- Named among the top 10% in the nation for Overall Pulmonary Services (2021-2024)
- Five-star recipient for treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2022-2025)
- Five-star recipient for treatment of Respiratory Failure (2019-2025)
American Association of Sleep Medicine
- American Association of Sleep Medicine Accreditation (2023-2028)
Women's & Children's
Blue Cross Blue Shield*
- Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care (2016)
Home Health
SHPBest™
- Home Health Patient Satisfaction Award - Top 5% Premier Performer Nationally (2023)
- Home Health Patient Satisfaction Award - Top 20% Superior Performer Nationally (2021-2022)
Imaging
American College of Radiology
- Breast Ultrasound Accredited Facility
- Mammography Accredited Facility
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Accredited Facility
- Designated Comprehensive Breast Imaging Center
- Ultrasound accredited in the modules of General U/S, Gynecological, Obstetrical (1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester), and Vascular
- Cat Scan accredited in modules of Head/Neck, Chest, and Abdomen
- MRI accredited in modules of Head, Spine, Body, MSK, MRA, and MR Breast
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
- NAPBC Accredited Breast Center
Laboratory
- College of American Pathologists
- American Association of Blood Banks
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
*Blue Distinction Centers (BDC) met overall quality measures for patient safety and outcomes, developed with input from the medical community. A Local Blue Plan may require additional criteria for facilities located in its own service area; for details, contact your Local Blue Plan. Blue Distinction Centers+ (BDC+) also met cost measures that address consumers’ need for affordable healthcare. Each facility’s cost of care is evaluated using data from its Local Blue Plan. Facilities in CA, ID, NY, PA, and WA may lie in two Local Blue Plans’ areas, resulting in two evaluations for cost of care; and their own Local Blue Plans decide whether one or both cost of care evaluation(s) must meet BDC+ national criteria. National criteria for BDC and BDC+ are displayed on bcbs.com. Individual outcomes may vary. For details on a provider’s in-network status or your own policy’s coverage, contact your Local Blue Plan and ask your provider before making an appointment. Neither Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association nor any Blue Plans are responsible for non-covered charges or other losses or damages resulting from Blue Distinction or other provider finder information or care received from Blue Distinction or other providers.
